Women On The Buddhist Path [Paperback]

Martine Batchelor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 25, 2002 | Series: Thorsons Directions for Life

This work collects the stories and experiences of Western and Asian Buddhist luminaries.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'The women and men who read this book can take great heart. Martine Batchelor has recorded unique and beautiful voices of feminine Dharma. These awakenings in the midst of snow caves, family life, arts and austerity, intimacy and celibacy, bring alive the blessings and true medicine of the Buddha.' Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart and After the Ecstasy, the Laundry 'Here is teaching with a difference, for it is from a woman's point of view. Many of the teachers are remarkable nuns, and their advice is both creative and profound. This is a book not to be missed by any Buddhist.' Anne Bancroft, author of Women in Search of the Sacred 'Here wisdom and practice come alive with concrete, idiosyncratic experience -- no mystification here and no nonsense, just the quiet excitement of liberated voices.' Joanna Macy, author of World as Love, World as Self

About the Author

Martine Batchelor was a Zen Buddhist nun in Korea for ten years. She teaches Zen Buddhism at Sharpham College and leads Zen retreats worldwide. She is interested in making Zen relevant to modern, daily life. She teaches regularly at Gaia House in Newton Abbot (where she was a founding member), in Scotland at Findhorn, throughout the US, as well as leading regular retreats in Switzerland and South Africa.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Thorsons (October 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007133197
• ISBN-13: 978-0007133192
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,116,121 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

MARTINE BATCHELOR was born in France in 1953. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in Korea in 1975. She studied Zen Buddhism under the guidance of the late Master Kusan at Songgwang Sa monastery until 1984. From 1981 she served as Kusan Sunim's interpreter and accompanied him on lecture tours throughout the United States and Europe. She translated his book 'The Way of Korean Zen'. Following Master Kusan's death she returned her nun's vows and left Korea. She returned to Europe with her husband, Stephen, in 1985. She has worked as a lecturer and spiritual counsellor both at Gaia House and elsewhere in Britain. She was also involved in interfaith dialogue and was a Trustee of the International Sacred Literature Trust until 2000. Her latest book is 'The Spirit of the Buddha'. With her husband she co-leads meditation retreats worldwide. She now lives in France. She speaks French, English and Korean and can read Chinese characters. She has written various articles for magazines on the Korean way of tea, Buddhism and women, Buddhism and ecology, and Zen cooking. She is interested in meditation in daily life, Buddhism and social action, religion and women's issues, Zen and its history, factual and legendary.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Meeting with Remarkable Women!, July 14, 2004

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This review is from: Women On The Buddhist Path (Paperback)

Outstanding book published in 1996 by Thorsons Publishing. Martine Batchelor's "Women on the Buddhist Path" consists of eighteen chapters, each a dharma lecture or narrative by highly-competent Buddhist leaders and thinkers who happen to be female as well. Additionally the work contains an introduction, references and glossary. The chapters are well-referenced and informative.

Readers should be aware that this book was published virtually verbatim as "Walking on Lotus Flowers," also in 1996 and by Thorsons. While this publishing gaffe is not explained, the content of the work is exceptional in both books! Readers who had purchased the same text twice due to the title confusion should pass one copy on to their sisters. (Or even their brothers!)